--- a/python/lsusb.py	Fri Jan 18 12:52:11 2013 +0100
+++ b/python/lsusb.py	Sat Jan 19 18:16:04 2013 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@
 
 from usb import UsbContext
 
+# try to read usb.ids:
+vids = {}
+pids = {}
+try:
+   with open('usb.ids', 'r', errors='ignore') as f:
+      vid = 0
+      for l in f:
+         if l.startswith('#') or not l.strip():
+            continue
+         if l.startswith('\t\t'):
+            print('iface:', l)
+         elif l.startswith('\t'):
+            print('product', l)
+            pid = int(l[1:5], 16)
+            print('product', hex(pid), l)
+         else:
+            print('vendor', l)
+            vid = int(l[0:4], 16)
+            print('vendor', hex(vid), l)
+
+except IOError as e:
+   print("Error loading usb id's: {0}".format(e))
+
 context = UsbContext()
 for d in context.DeviceList:
    print(d)